Some police roadblocks to be lifted for victims of Mickleham/Kilmore fire

Vivienne Whitehurst attempts to fix her fence after a fast moving bushfire reached the outskirts of Kilmore on Tuesday.

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The Government has acted quickly to lift roadblocks in some fire-damaged areas around the Mickleham/Kilmore fire after residents pleaded for help because they were unable to get vital supplies and fodder for livestock.

Tom Syme, a farmer at Darraweit Guim, says his 130 cattle have not been fed since Sunday because he cannot leave the property to get fodder.

"There's a fellow that's offered me a truckload of hay but I haven't got a truck and I can't get anyone from my area to go down and get it because they're all busy or can't get in and out," he told ABC local radio.

We're just after the necessities. We're not trying to get out of town to buy takeaway coffees.

Kim Gilliland, local resident

"If I can get someone who can bring this load of hay up for me on the truck it's a fairly hard-hearted police man that won't let it come down the road when there's absolutely no danger."

Kim Gilliland's home was saved but she says the town's water has been contaminated by ash and smoke.

They need fresh water and petrol for generators.

"All the ash has been washed into our tanks. We need fresh water and we can't get past these roadblocks," she said.

"We're just after the necessities. We're not trying to get out of town to buy takeaway coffees."

VFF sets up fodder drive for farms affected by fire

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has set up a fodder drive to supply feed to farmers burnt out by the fires.

The president of the VFF, Peter Tuohey, says it will be weeks or months before burnt pastures start to recover.

He says farmers now have the difficult task of destroying and disposing of burnt animals.

"The major concern we have at the moment is (for the) welfare of livestock," he said.

"Certainly there are quite large numbers of livestock have been destroyed but we're trying to set up depots throughout the Gippsland to manage the remainder of livestock that are going to be short on feed."

Calmer conditions expected as fires continue to burn

Hundreds of firefighters are taking advantage of calmer conditions as they try to extinguish 18 blazes still burning across Victoria.

Overnight, 250 firefighters worked to control the fire, which has burned more than 23,000 hectares.

However, the CFA says residents in those areas should still remain alert.

Infra-red aerial surveillance equipment will be used today to monitor for hot spots before residents are allowed home.

The fires have put up a lot of smoke over Victoria and that is causing problems for some people with respiratory conditions.

The Environment Protection Authority says the air quality in Melbourne will be only fair today because of the smoke haze.